DOI: 10.36347/sasjs

Pages: 194-200

Cataract is the leading cause of blindness in Sri Lanka. Lack of human resources and equipments has become a rate limiting factor cataract surgical rate (CSR). Newer techniques of phaco emulsifications are practiced by different surgeons to reduce the time per surgery. But we need to ensure the good outcomes and minimal complications with modest techniques. We wanted to evaluate the complication rates in means of Intra ocular pressure (IOP) and central corneal thickness (CCT), in relation to time and their predictors with modified Phaco-extra capsular extraction and implantation of lens (PHACO plus IOL). The method is Cohort of patient who underwent modified PHACO plus IOL were recruited from June to December 2012 from Seeduwa Wijaya Kumaratunga Hospital. Single surgeon carried out the surgery. Pre-op, after 24 hours and after 2 weeks IOP and CCT were measured by a same person. In results there were 292 patients and 118(40.4%) of them were males. Mean pre-op IOP was 14.3mmHg and it became 14.07 in day 1 and 13.9 in 2 week’s time. IOP was reduced on second week.